**Executive Summary**
This is an official notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, published on February 13, 2026. It provides exemptions from Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for certain goods and articles under specific conditions as empowered by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Exemption Criteria:**
* The notification exempts goods and articles where the purchase order was placed before the implementation date of the respective Quality Control Order (QCO).
* The Bill of Lading and Bill of Entry for these goods or articles must be dated on or before 180 days from the date the QCO came into force.
* **List of Exempted Quality Control Orders (QCOs):**
* Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Products (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Implementation Date: October 1, 2025)
* Electrical Appliances for Commercial Dispensing and Vending (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Implementation Date: October 1, 2025)
* Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Implementation Date: July 27, 2025)
* Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Implementation Date: July 1, 2025)
* Electric Fence Energizers (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: May 18, 2025)
* Air Cooler and Air Filters (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (Implementation Date: April 1, 2025)
* Electrical Appliances for Domestic Clothes Washing (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: April 1, 2025)
* Electrical Appliances for Skin or Hair Care (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: March 6, 2025)
* Electrical Appliances for Domestic Water Heating (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: March 1, 2025)
* Plywood and Wooden flush door shutters (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: February 28, 2025)
* Wood Based Boards (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: February 11, 2025)
* Resin treated compressed wood laminates (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: January 14, 2025)
* Telescopic Ball Bearing Drawer Slide (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: November 7, 2024)
* Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: October 19, 2024)
* Self-Contained Drinking Water Cooler (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: October 1, 2024)
* V-Belt (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: September 10, 2024)
* Water Meters and Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: September 6, 2024)
* Electrical Appliances for Kitchen (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: September 6, 2024)
* Electrical Appliances Fans (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: September 6, 2024)
* Gypsum based Building Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: September 6, 2024)
* Asbestos or Fibre Cement based Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: September 6, 2024)
* Footwear made from Leather and other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: August 1, 2024)
* Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: August 1, 2024)
* Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: July 2, 2024)
* Laboratory Glassware (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (Implementation Date: July 2, 2024)
* Bottled Water Dispenser (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (Implementation Date: July 1, 2024)
* **Importer Requirements:**
* Importers must provide a copy of the Purchase Order, Bill of Lading, and Bill of Entry, along with supporting documents, to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) within seven days of the consignment's clearance. These documents must be duly signed by the importer's authorized signatory on their letterhead.
**Impact Analysis**
**Importers**
* **Impact:** Can avail exemption from complying with specific Quality Control Orders for goods where the purchase order was placed before the QCO implementation date and the shipment documents fall within the stipulated timeframe.
* **Action Required:** Provide the required documents (Purchase Order, Bill of Lading, Bill of Entry, and supporting documents) to the BIS within seven days of consignment clearance.
**Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving and processing documentation from importers claiming exemptions.
* **Action Required:** Ensure efficient receipt and processing of importer documents, and verification of the authenticity of such documents.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016: The Act that empowers the Central Government to issue Quality Control Orders (QCOs) and exemptions related to them.
Quality Control Order: Orders specifying mandatory quality standards for goods or articles, the implementation of which is being partially exempted by this notification.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry issuing the order through its Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 738] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 13, 2026/माघ 24, 1947
No. 738] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026/MAGHA 24, 1947
वाजणज्य एव ं उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्यापार जवभाग)
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 12 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 776(अ).—भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) की धारा 16 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का
प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्र सरकारका ब्यूरो स े परामि धकरन े के उपरांतयह मत ह ैदक यह िनजहत म ेंआवश्यक अथवा जहतकर ह,ै
अत: एतद्द्वारा उन माल या वस्ट्तओंु को, जिनके संबंध म ेंक्रय आदेि, सगं त गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण आदेि के कायाधन्द्वयन की तारीख
स े पूवध िारी दकए गए हों तथा ऐसे माल या वस्ट्तुओं स े संबंजधतलदान पत्रएव ं आगम पत्र, उि गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण आदेि के
प्रवतधन की तारीख या उससे एक सौ अस्ट्सी ददनों के भीतर के ददनांदकत हों, जनम्नजलजखत ताजलका के कॉलम (4) म ेंजवजनर्दधष्ट
गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण आदिे ों के संबधं म,ें छूट प्रदान करती ह,ै अथातध ्:-
क्रम स.ं गणु वत्ता जनयत्रं ण आदेि का िीर् ध रािपत्र म ेंअजधसचू ना की कायान्द्ध वयन की तारीख
तारीख
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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1.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2025
1095 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
कमर्िधयल जडस्ट्पेंससंग और वेंसडगं के जलए इलेजररकल 21 मई, 2025 1 अिूबर, 2025
2.
उपकरण (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2025
3. फ्लिै लाइट (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2025 28 िनवरी, 2025 27 िुलाई, 2025
4. सहिं ेि (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2025 24 माच,ध 2025 1 िुलाई, 2025
इलेजररक फेंस एनिाधइज़र (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 19 नवंबर, 2024 18 मई, 2025
5.
2024
एयर कूलर और एयर दफल्टस ध(गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) 30 िनवरी, 2025 1 अप्रलै , 2025
6.
आदेि, 2025
घरेलू रलॉथ वासिंग हते ु इलेजररकल उपकरण 5 नवंबर, 2024 1 अप्रलै , 2025
7.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024
जस्ट्कन या हये र केयर के जलए इलेजररकल उपकरण 7 माच,ध 2024 6 माच,ध 2025
8.
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घरेलू वाटर हीटटंग के जलए इलजे ररकल उपकरण 21 िनवरी, 2025 1 माच,ध 2025
9.
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11. वुड बेस्ट्ड बोर्डसध (गणु वत्ता जनयत्रं ण) आदेि, 2024 12 माच,ध 2024 11 फरवरी, 2025
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12.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024
टेलीस्ट्कोजपक बॉल बेयटरंग ड्रॉअर स्ट्लाइड 8 मई, 2024 7 नवंबर, 2024
13.
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सेल्फ-कंटेन्द्ड सड्रंककंग वॉटर कूलर (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) 28 मई, 2024 1 अिूबर, 2024
15.
आदेि, 2023
16. वी-बेल्ट (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024 11 माच,ध 2024 10 जसतंबर, 2024
पानी के मीटर तथा सहायक उपकरण 7 माच,ध 2024 6 जसतंबर, 2024
17.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2023
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18.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2023
इलेजररकल उपकरण फैन (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 7 माच,ध 2024 6 जसतंबर, 2024
19.
2023
जिप्सम आधाररत भवन सामग्री (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) 7 माच,ध 2024 6 जसतंबर, 2024
20.
आदेि, 2024
एस्ट्बेस्ट्टस या फाइबर सीमेंट आधाररत उत्पाद प्रोडरट्स 7 माच,ध 2024 6 जसतंबर, 2024
21.
(गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024
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22.
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सभी रबर और सभी पॉलीमेररक सामग्री और उसके 15 माच,ध 2024 1 अगस्ट्त, 2024
23. घटकों से बने फुटजवयर (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि,
2024
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24.
2023
लैबोरेटरी ग्लासवेयर (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 3 िनवरी, 2024 2 िुलाई, 2024
25.
2023
बॉटल्ड वॉटर जडस्ट्पेंसर (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 4 िून, 2024 1 िुलाई, 2024
26.
2024
रटप्पण:-
1. यह छूट इस ित ध के अध्यधीन होगी दक आयातक, अपन े अजधकृत हस्ट्ताक्षरकता ध द्वारा जवजधवत हस्ट्ताक्षररत अपन े
लेटरहडे पर, ऐसी खेप की जनकासी के सात ददनों के भीतरक्रय आदेि, लदान पत्रतथाआगम पत्रकी प्रजत एवं उनके
सहायक दस्ट्तावेि भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो को उपलब्ध कराएगा।
2. यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र में इसके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होगी।
[फा. स. ं पी-29014/188/2025-एलईआई]
संिीव, संयुर त सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 12th February, 2026
S.O. 776(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016
(11 of 2016), the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest, after
consulting the Bureau, hereby exempts the goods or articles where the purchase order for such goods or articles were
placed before the date of implementation of the Quality Control Order, and the Bill of the Landing and the Bill of Entry
in respect of such goods or articles are dated on or before one hundred and eighty days from the date on which the said
Quality Control Order came into force, specified in column (4) of the following Table, namely:-
TABLE
Sl. Title of Quality Control Order Date of notification in Date of the
the Official Gazette implementation
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Products
6th May, 2025 1st October, 2025
(Quality Control) Order, 2025
2. Electrical Appliances for Commercial Dispensing
21st May, 2025 1st October, 2025
and Vending (Quality Control) Order, 2025
3.
Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 28th January, 2025 27th July, 2025
4.
Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 24th March, 2025 1st July, 2025
5. Electric Fence Energizers (Quality Control)
19th November, 2024 18th May, 2025
Order, 20244 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
6. Air Cooler and Air Filters (Quality Control)
30th January, 2025 1st April, 2025
Order, 2025
7. Electrical Appliances for Domestic Clothes
5th November, 2024 1st April, 2025
Washing (Quality Control) Order, 2024
8. Electrical Appliances for Skin or Hair Care
7th March, 2024 6th March, 2025
(Quality Control) Order, 2023
9. Electrical Appliances for Domestic Water
21st January, 2025 1st March, 2025
Heating (Quality Control) Order, 2023
10. Plywood and Wooden flush door shutters
15th March, 2024 28th February, 2025
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
11. Wood Based Boards (Quality Control) Order,
12th March, 2024 11th February, 2025
2024
12. Resin treated compressed wood laminates
5th March, 2024 14th January, 2025
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
13. Telescopic Ball Bearing Drawer Slide
8th May, 2024 7th November, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
14.
Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 26th April, 2024 19th October, 2024
15. Self-Contained Drinking Water Cooler
28th May, 2024 1st October, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2023
16.
V-Belt (Quality Control) Order, 2024 11th March, 2024 10th September, 2024
17. Water Meters and Accessories (Quality Control)
7th March, 2024 6th September, 2024
Order, 2023
18. Electrical Appliances for Kitchen
7th March, 2024 6th September, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2023
19. Electrical Appliances Fans (Quality Control)
7th March, 2024 6th September, 2024
Order, 2023
20. Gypsum based Building Materials
7th March, 2024 6th September, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
21. Asbestos or Fibre Cement based Products
7th March, 2024 6th September, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
22. Footwear made from Leather and other Materials
15th March, 2024 1st August, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
Footwear made from All Rubber and all
23.
Polymeric Material and its Components 15th March, 2024 1st August, 2024
(Quality Control) Order, 2024
24. Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order,
3rd January, 2024 2nd July, 2024
2023
25. Laboratory Glassware (Quality Control) Order,
3rd January, 2024 2nd July, 2024
2023
26. Bottled Water Dispenser (Quality Control) Order,
4th June, 2024 1st July, 2024
2024
Note: -
1. This exemption is subject to the condition that the importer shall provide the Bureau in its letter head duly
signed by its authorized signatory, a copy of the Purchase Order, Bill of Lading and Bill of Entry and its
supporting documents within seven days of clearance of such consignment.
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. P-29014/188/2025-LEI]
SANJIV, Jt. Secy.
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